Mitigation of Micro and Macro-Landslides—A Case Study

Mass wasting or landslide under the influence of human activities is increasing very rapidly causing serious concern. Landslides not only impact catastrophic destruction of human life and property to the greatest extent leading to an increase in carbon footprint. Macro and Micro-landslides were frequently occurring in Kodagu district, Karnataka, India. In the present experimental study, undisturbed representative samples were collected from the six strategic landslide’s locations (micro and macro). In situ and laboratory tests were conducted as per BIS specifications to determine in situ density, index properties, permeability, and shear parameters for different drainage soil samples for failure modes. Landslide failures at different sites were compared through the results obtained from numerical modelling. The analysis provides useful solutions to the causes of failure and preventive maintenance to be established in order to limit micro and macro-landslides to a minimum state thereby contributing to the societal requirements.